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Hey, he wasn't in it this time.

Maybe because disk 3 was depressing........at least for me it was.

Did anyone know about this? http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95781-EA-Rickrolls-Yahtzee

Maybe I just like the Killzone franchise, but during that review, his complaints really seemed small. Can't wait to buy it.

You seem really mad over sonic and RE. Have you considered all the good things they have done for their developers and consumers?

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Hey, he's a parole officer this time.

http://ps3.gamespy.com/articles/115/1152701p1.html It's an interesting read on the case.

I was showing your side of the argument on purpose. And I also said if you think it's right, you should fight for it. Continuing on I said that because of the majority use of this feature, it will cause much more harm than good. Then I added that until the law is changed, he is still guilty. Maybe you missed that.

Case in point. Just because you want something to be legal doesn't mean it should be. In this case, it's like leaving a gun lying around where a kid can find it. It's like letting a 12 year old drive a car (he may be the best driver in the world, but does that mean we should allow him to drive?) It's like leaving a pedophile alone in a room with a little kid. WHATEVER! Just because piracy can happen with George Hotz's legal modifications, doesn't mean it will happen. That's the argument you are trying to make and even though I would love a world where people would make their own homebrew and not perform any illegal activities with this, I know that it's never going to happen. The vast majority (like probably more than 90% majority) are going to use this for piracy. That can't be avoided and this is why I support Sony on their endeavors. Out of all the steps taken to combat piracy, Sony has never prevented any activity that I ever wanted to take with their systems and until they do, no one has any right to complain about their course of action. If you want to claim that he didn't do anything wrong, (like you said) the law needs to change. Until that happens, he's guilty.

Poor security measures? It took them 4 years to hack the PS3.

I just fail to see why people think he's innocent and think he has a chance in this. This is what George Hotz is being sued for. * Violating the DMCA * Violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act * Contributory copyright infringement * Violations of the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access & Fraud Act * Breach of contract * Tortious interference with contractual relations * Common law misappropriation * Trespass According to the law you can be held liable for being negligent. Meaning that regardless of the fact your work had no personal intention for being used illegally you still understood the ramifications of your actions. Fact is George Hotz knew what could have happened and it did. He isn't exempt from fault. Thus is the reason he needs a lawyer, donations, and all the help in the world.

LOL, fanboys still in denial.

They are giving you a free software update. But there are strings attached which include a contract saying you are not to change it. Sounds like a legally binding agreement to me. And I would also like to know why stopping hackers is not in the consumers best interest. When a game is pirated, it decreases profits from the developers and will halt production on a sequel. Case in point, Alan Wake is a great game that was pirated much more than it was bought. It never reached 1 million in sales in almost a year since it has been released. Considering its 5ive year development cycle, this puts them at such an incredible loss that there is no way to reconcile it. Because of this, like Zircon says, developers no longer make unique games. They make games that will sell. And it also raises the prices for the honest consumer because less sales means less profit and it needs to be made back somehow. So there are plenty of reasons for the best interest to people like me who buy games to be the same course that Sony is taking right now.

No you can't. You can alter the hardware, (smash it, burn it, throw it off the Empire State Building) But you don't have the right to alter the software that it runs on. Don't you know? Every time you click the "I agree" button on firmware updates, you agree not to alter the system in any way other than what it was intended to be used for. So since these hackers all signed the user agreement, they don't have any claim to innocence in whatever court Sony is dragging them into..

Near the end is the reasoning for me disagreeing with what you said. The part about it indeed being illegal.

This is a cry from George Hotz on his website calling for people to boycott Sony. And this is a very well thought out response to it. I did not make it but I agree with it. So, without much fanfare, here we go. The only feature Sony has ever removed from an advertised item is OtherOS, something they confirmed as being used than not even close to one half of a percent of people and done because George Hotz found a way to use it to hack the software. Removal of BC, extra USB ports, and similar in later models wasn't illegal as those models were updates and were not advertised as having those features. So, the statement of "continually removes" is completely false. I will grant that there was the removal of OtherOS, but it wasn't a focus of advertising, used by even half a percent of the current users, and was removed because of the attempt for users to obtain data that is reliant on ensuring the security of every PS3 out there. Actually, all they know is that the information is stored in plain text. They still have not been able to detect how it is sent. It's far from unusual to store items in a text format on the client's end and then send it as a package of bits via the Internet. While I agree it could be more secure, the information being sent isn't insecure. It's pointless information that does nothing to identify the person on the account or anything worthwhile that could be used to collect and use the CC data for fraudulent purposes. Actually, they can confirm exactly if you are running CFW or not. From comparing the local XML/text files (such as the ToS text file), to checking the digital signatures of installed software to make sure it's not running any that aren't found on their end, to even just detecting if the account has enabled previously disabled features, such as OtherOS. No one has been banned that hasn't run CFW. It's very easy to tell who is running CFW and who isn't, since if you're not, everything would match up exactly with what the latest FW put out. Any changes to this requires that you had installed or otherwise hacked your PS3. As far as the leap that they are taking in saying that "hackers found a way to change the hardware id of the Playstation 3 hardware" in order to ban an honest user. Total pablum and a pipe dream. The exact same thing could have been done with the 360 by now since Microsoft utilizes the exact same method of banning accounts/consoles. The reality is that knowing that information is sent isn't the same as being able to properly spoof the necessary information being sent; which includes decrypting it, generating a method for creating new valid keys, and then re-encrypting the data to be sent; and then sending it to Sony via a PSN connection without it being recognized as spoofed data by their Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems. So far, this is just fear mongering. An attempt to get legitimate PS3 users scared and angry at Sony by saying it's possible without even attempting it. Completely false. Like all things, Sony validates the access a console and account has upon each attempt to connect to PSN and updates any cached data used for validating this information on the PS3. This is the exact same as pretty much everything validating you being logged in and updating a cookie in your temporary internet files to mark your last visit and that you are still logged in. In order to install any new code onto your system, they must halt you from using the OS. The newly compiled code cannot just be placed on your system without having to restart the OS as well. This isn't taking a PHP or similar page and overwriting the new one. The C code that is used on the PS3 requires that it be compiled and that the necessary configuration and relative files be compiled with it and updated at once. Again, more fear mongering to get legitimate users worried and angry at Sony without any substance to it. Jailbreaking a phone is completely legal if used for custom programs and opening them up to use with different providers; jailbreaking is not legal for illegally obtaining the IP of others or adjusting any software that isn't related to allowing custom programs or unlocking the phone for use with a different service provider. What is not legal at this time is jailbreaking a console nor taking Sony code (firmware) and modifying it as your own custom firmware. The reason behind this is that the CFW modifications made aren't illegal because they can run homebrew, they're illegal because they allow a person to bypass the security protocols and limitations set by Sony with the PSN code, which is illegal to modify. Unlike phones, the firmware for the PS3 and similar consoles contains specific data for processing sensitive data and purchases on the provided network (XBL/PSN). The modification of this code is akin to customizing a credit card processing machine to send the person's personal information to a source not specified for the machine's design. Furthermore, this isn't about allowing people to run homebrew, it's about A) the sharing of sensivite and secure information that is integral to Sony's ability to provide a secure environment for their business and therefore each of their users (metldr key data); and the modification of Sony IP, specifically the firmware code which also acts as the framework for PSN. Conclusion: I'm not one to stop someone from boycotting. Go right at it, it's your right. But this stuff kind of pisses me off only because it's riddled with a lot of misinformation. It's fear mongering at its worst, knowing that the general public doesn't know enough to question what they're being told and immediately worrying if Sony is keeping their purchase and personal information safe. The people who are spreading this information are liars or some of the most ignorant people I've yet to see on the Internet. I find it hard to believe that they don't know that what they are saying is false. I do know that they are, unfortunately, getting the attention they want, and this will only force Sony to have to work harder to fight against the poor publicity. All of this because Sony needs to protect their business from people who didn't care how their actions would affect them or the legitimate customers of their hardware. And as gamers, we tell people every day to support the people who make the games we like. Looking at 2011 and what Sony is doing for the gamers, I wonder where people's heads are at the moment.

It's not about ego Bleck. It's about the PS3 becoming in danger of what happened to the PSP. Regardless of whether or not people think hacking should be legal, the bottom line is that it is against the law and until the law is changed, Sony has every right to pursue measures to stop the spread of these hackers.

Is the game patched up enough yet? Or has everyone given up on it?

I let the dogs out.

So I played through God of War 3 again to see if I could platinum it. I got all the way through to the very end, got every trophy except "Maxed out" which requires you to fully upgrade all items you have. I was 5000 short. So I'm going to have to play through the entire game on easy if I want to get that last one. Sucks don't it.

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Well my name is Zack and the first time I played ff7 I named Cloud "Zack". I couldn't understand what was happening when the real Zack came into the storyline and they were all trying to figure out who he was.

lol. I'm following spoony's example and calling squall "Emo Git" and Rinoa "A whore" You get all kind's of great lines like: Squall: We need to find a way to bring Ellone and A whore together Mean Guy: Hey, is there A whore with you? Rinoa: I'm A whore. Zell: You're A whore's father? And don't forget the dog Angelo is named: Anal. A whore's limit break uses Anal. She can learn abilities like Anal search, Anal reverse, Anal cannon, Anal reverse.